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The WeekenderLegends And Lore, Unusual And Unexplained Stories Of The Tri-CountiesCandice Phibbs speaks with Lisette Gaudet of the Yarmouth County Museum and Archives, Samantha Brannen of the Barrington Museum, and local author Fraser Mooney. Each one will share tales that will be sure to send shivers down your spine.The Weekender is an award-winning news program produced by Y95 in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. The show tells the stories of the Tri-Counties – in-depth interviews, background stories, looks at the local entertainment and music scenes and so much more. It is our finger on the pulse of the region that includes Yarmouth, Digby, and Shelburne.There are no...
2022-10-3049 minThe WeekenderA Look Back On The Royal Visit To Shelburne In 1983As the World reflects on the passing of Queen Elizabeth the Second, many in our region are remembering a Royal Visit to Shelburne. The new reigning Monarch King Charles visited Shelburne in 1983, along with his wife at the time, a young Princess Diana. Former CJLS owner and reporter Ray Zinck produced a feature on the Royal Visit, and you'll hear that in two parts on this episode.And, Candice Phibbs is joined by Mary Eldridge and Daniel Holland to learn more about the Yarmouth Area Community Fund and a new funding stream.The Weekender is...
2022-09-1852 minThe WeekenderThe Weekender: West Pubnico's Chloe d'Eon Shares A Stage With A Canadian Pop StarIn this week's episode: we check in at the Western Nova Scotia Exhibition at Mariners Centre, and a feature on Chloe d'Eon, a West Pubnico singer who got to share the stage with a Canadian pop star last weekend.Candice Phibbs also speaks with Ryan McIntyre for an update on the World Double Bit Axe Throwing Championships in Barrington later this month.Monday will mark the start of the first La S'Maine Acadienne de Par en Bas. Jakob Postlewaite speaks with President Roger d'Entremont about the week-long celebration of Acadian culture.The Weekender...
2022-08-0653 minThe WeekenderThe 55-Year Anniversary Of A UFO Sighting In Shag HarbourIn this episode: It's been 55 years since an unidentified object touched down in Shag Harbour. Candice Phibbs sits down with Danny Reid and Chris Styles of the Shag Harbour UFO Incident Society to talk about the upcoming Expo. Jakob Postlewaite speaks with local author Sharon Robart-Johnson on her award-winning book 'Jude and Diana.' And, the Western Nova Scotia Exhibition returns next month. We talk to President Darren Watkins about what to expect this year at Mariners Centre.The Weekender is an award-winning news program produced by Y95 in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. It originally airs Saturday at 9...
2022-07-1651 min
Without Boxes PodcastFill Community GapsToday, Kat Franchino sits down for a chat with Candice Digby about spotting and filling overlooked gaps in local communities. Candice starts off by explaining how she got into community building. “I just became enthralled with the importance of design. It’s not just, you know, the graphic on the page or the website that you’re using, the clothes you’re wearing or the architecture you’re looking at. It’s also, like, our civic structure and the way our communities are organized.”
You may not have thought about it before, but communities really are designed. How well though...
2018-08-0300 min
Without Boxes PodcastFill Community GapsToday, Kat Franchino sits down for a chat with Candice Digby about spotting and filling overlooked gaps in local communities. Candice starts off by explaining how she got into community building. “I just became enthralled with the importance of design. It’s not just, you know, the graphic on the page or the website that you’re using, the clothes you’re wearing or the architecture you’re looking at. It’s also, like, our civic structure and the way our communities are organized.”
You may not have thought about it before, but communities really are designed. How well though...
2018-08-0327 min